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The Manchester Museum
Attractions in Denton

Worth the trip from Denton: The Manchester Museum, 7.8 km off

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 15 of 17. Denton itself has none of them. Further out, English Football Hall of Fame is 9 km away.

Photo: The Manchester Museum, DrPhoenix (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Denton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
17
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
15
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Denton

Close behind The Manchester Museum are 4 museums and an art gallery.

MuseumThe Manchester Museum5 km outside town, to the westMuseumPankhurst Centre4.5 km outside town, to the westArt galleryThe Whitworth4.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumHat Works4.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumElizabeth Gaskell's House4.1 km outside town, to the westMuseumStaircase House3.6 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where they are

The outermost point is The Manchester Museum, at 7.8 km.

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The dashed line is Denton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What is on offer

Most common are museums or galleries: 15 of 17.

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 2 art galleries0 in town · 15 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Denton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The complete list

You will find all 17 within 5 km of its edge.

Pankhurst Centre

Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the west

Pair of Victorian villas in Manchester, England repurposed as a women-only space and museum.

Run by Central Manchester University Hospitals
About Pankhurst Centre →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

20 listed buildings are on Denton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Denton →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Worth the drive, English Football Hall of Fame (9 km) is first of the 12.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame9 km northwestArt galleryManchester Art Gallery8.6 km westCathedralManchester Cathedral9.1 km northwestBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum9.5 km west · 830K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library9.1 km northwestMuseumImperial War Museum North12 km west · 2K visitors a yearMuseumNational Football Museum9 km northwestCathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist10 km westHistoric house · National TrustLyme Hall13 km southCastleBuckton Castle9.4 km northeastMuseumManchester Jewish Museum9.3 km northwestCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle26 km southeast

Places well known beyond Denton (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Visiting Denton: the answers

What is there to see near Denton?

No attraction is mapped inside Denton itself. Within 5 km of it are The Manchester Museum, Pankhurst Centre, The Whitworth and Hat Works.

Does Denton have a museum?

15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Denton: The Manchester Museum, Pankhurst Centre, The Whitworth and Hat Works.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Denton?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lyme Hall (National Trust), 13 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Denton?

Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (9 km), Manchester Art Gallery (8.6 km), Manchester Cathedral (9.1 km), Science and Industry Museum (9.5 km).

Where are Denton’s historic buildings listed?

Denton has 20 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Denton when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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